Simviation Forum - PA-32R-301 for the logbook

Reply #15 - Dec 12^th, 2007 at 11:54pm

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Where's the drooling smiley face when you need it...? Wink

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Reply #16 - Dec 13^th, 2007 at 5:55am

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Sweet!!!

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Reply #17 - Dec 13^th, 2007 at 6:03am

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Brett_Henderson wrote on Dec 12^th, 2007 at 7:10pm:

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Nice. Good to see a user friendly flight director too! Very similar to the EFIS one on the B200 (except of course that was digital), and just so easy to use.

I'm still not a fan of flight directors.. and the ONLY complaint I had about this plane, was that if the autopilot was on; the FD was on. You could have just the FD on, but no autopilot without the FD (which is kind of counter-intuitive)...

Yep, as strictly is isn't really a standalone autopilot as such, but a FD follower, same as the B200. I've come to love FDs, even the current one which can be an absolute pig (being a 50year old FD!), but on an ILS (or even LLZ or VOR approach) reduces the workload in buckets.

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I flew the ILS to 9R and let the autopilot capture and hold it (kinds creepy at first) just for fun. Man.. I could get used to flying aircraft like that Saratoga...

Creepy. but such a relief!

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Reply #18 - Dec 13^th, 2007 at 7:58am

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Yeah, clouds are freezing when your in them, when parachuting i skimmed a few clouds that were 1500 feet high, and you could already feel the cold of it at the edges.

Nice shots, looks like a mighty decent plane

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Reply #19 - Dec 13^th, 2007 at 2:02pm

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Nice Brett Wink

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Reply #20 - Dec 13^th, 2007 at 2:16pm

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Lucky! Looks like fun!

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Reply #21 - Dec 13^th, 2007 at 10:00pm

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Brett_Henderson wrote on Dec 12^th, 2007 at 8:02pm:

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Lucky you- that's a fine machine, even if the wing is in the wrong place

I didn't expect to be this impressed...but geeez was that a nice aircraft.. I'm still running it through my head..

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I was down in columbus yesterday installing signs at the new methodist hospital they are still building

HEY... PM or email me next time you'll be in town.. we'll go up.. maybe head over to Urbana for lunch

lol, I didn't even think of it until I saw your pictures here. Quite honestly I didn't plan to be working down that way until the day before about 5pm when the owner called and asked if I could go with one of his other guys down to the hospital and replace some signs that needed replaced. Unfortunately we started at 7am went to 8:30pm and only stopped for about 10 minutes around 6pm just long enough to grab a few burgers before hitting the road to come back home....

I will most definately get in touch with you if I ever do get down that way

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Reply #22 - Dec 14^th, 2007 at 6:53am

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I will most definately get in touch with you if I ever do get down that way
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Excellent.. If the weather permits, we'll take a 172 up.. maybe check in on the B-17 restoration in Urbana, if time allows..

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Reply #23 - Dec 14^th, 2007 at 8:58pm

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I saw the jacket(like the plane too) but did you graduate from Baylor University by any chance?

Bret

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Reply #24 - Dec 15^th, 2007 at 9:34am

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I saw the jacket(like the plane too) but did you graduate from Baylor University by any chance?

Bret

No.. I'm a product of UofM and NMU (Michigan and Northern Michigan).

That's the jacket that makes the person wearing it, "genuinely friendly and safe to approach" Cheesy

(I'm a H U G E Packer fan )...

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